The United Kingdom recently imposed a travel ban on 30 countries from entering the country over the surge in COVID-19 cases, exempting Nigeria from the list.
Amongst the banned countries include; Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Eswatini, French Guiana, Guyana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal (including Madeira and the Azores), Seychelles, South Africa, Suriname, Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia and Zimbabwe..
The United Kingdom has recorded over 3.7 million cases and more than 100,000 deaths which makes the UK one of the top five countries with the highest number of confirmed infections.
Nigeria on the other hand has recorded over 124,000 cases with over 1,500 deaths.